ENGRAVING, PRINTING AND BINDING 



Los Angeles and Vicinity 




ISSUED BV 



THE LOS ANGELES CHAHBEP OE COMnERCE 

under the clirecrion of a commitfee. whose labors were inauqurated ond inspired bv 
Mrs. rrank Wiggins, of Los angeles, and l^y Mrs. l?og Jones, of Santa Monica thi-ough 
whose resourceful leadership the underfahing has been completed ■ • 






LIBRIIRYnfOON6RFSS 

TVm OODln RerwviM 

OCT 11 1904 

Oooyrlehf Entry 

CLASS -^ XXo. No. 



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Copyrieht. 1904 



The Los Aneeles Chamber of Corr 



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PRESCNTIlD TO 



THE LOUISIANA PUPCHASIl EXPOSITION 
ST. LOUIS, 1904 




GREETING 

HEN General Fremont led his followers through Cahuenga Pass, without doubt, he caught, in prophetic 
vision, a glimpse of the changes which the next half century might bring to the little hamlet lying 
before him It may also safely be said that few, if any, besides the great Pathfinder appreciated 
the portent of that achievement. 

Be that as it may, the pueblo of la Reina de Los Angeles retained for thirty years or more 
after the arrival of the Americans all the characteristics of the old Spanish life. It is scarcely 
tnwn f > . "^T ^^^ ^ ^^^'^ ^'"°^ ^^^ locomotive's whistle and the impulse of electricity waked the 

riosWle of'rda 7 ^"^-V-^ '"^ latent energy which, from diverse and bou'ntiful resources, halw ought 
s believed tt a tal^ Yt' ' Tt ""'1' '"^ "°'^"'"' descriptions of this marvelous development, but it 

s believed, that a tale at once more entertaining and exact will be found in the simple picture story which adorns 

rrmtv oTbe t r- '\ " ''"'' T* ^ '"■'^ *° =°"^^^ "■'' photographic fidelity 'the true history'of at superb 

nhntn '^^'/°'"'"" '= ""j^"^ '" *^* Commercial considerations have not decided the selection of subjects. To this end the 
photographs here reproduced were taken from a large number submitted in competition and were chosen by a se ected com 
^^Zrrr ''.V'^^ Los Angeles Chamber or Commerce. Pictures were sought which are typical of the verdl a"d 

cultivafera.'!^.? *"' ^°;^''Y'''T"^''' °'.^ "1''''°"' ^°™'^''^ ^^ *' ^^'^''' ' '^' ^^"^'^ "^°^"'^^^ ^"^ ocean scenery broad 
cultivated acres; orchards and vineyards burdened with rich harvests: gardens and parks of trooical I„v„ri.nL 1,? 
last and best, are the homes of our people -builded here where, amid smLg, fn.itfu^'a!leys,1h snow- app d r^^ 
meet the peaceful sea and the glorious sunshine is an ever-present inspiration, mountains 

1 ^! ^J'^^ ^f""" ^^^ ^°^ ^"^^'^^ Chamber of Commerce, the greetings of that organization are extended with thi. 
volume to the na lona and international representatives gathered at St. Louis for the Louisiana PurchasfExposiar Ind 

SnrhTs' ma'd^'trbo^ok""''' 'hT '"" T'^'''- '" ''' ^"^'^"^^ °^ *^°^^ public-spirited men and w:L„ wot wo k 
alone has made this book possible, may its message also pass to the seeker of health, of pleasure or of an ideal Tr^e 
place and embody the invitation and welcome which is ever bespoken for those who journey to this glowing southland 



In Los Angeles 1884 




cA Rawest of Grapes in the 
San Gabriel Valley 




On the Bluff Overlooking the Sea 
Santa Monica 




Residence of Senator J. T. Jones 
Santa Monica 




Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont and a. 

Gold of Ophir Rosebush, South Pasadena. 




The Old Bell Tomier 
Sa.n Gabriel Mission 




7he North Entrance 
Chester Place 




Residence of P. Max Kuehnrich 
Chester Place 




Olvve Trees Over One Hundred Years of Age 
Near San Fernando Mission 




In the Largest Olfhe Ranch in the World 

at Sylmar, T'wenty-three Miles North of Los Angeles 




Hollenbeck Home for Aged People 
South Boyle Avenue 




The Lake 
Holtenbeck Park 




Residence of Mrs. A. S. Vermilion 
Chester Place 




A Shady Latun 
Chester Place 




The Plaza of Today 

With the Church of Our Lady of the Angels 




"Palms a.nd "Peppers 
San Diego 




The Woman 's Club House 
South Figueroa Street 




The Terrace 
Westlake Park 




Residence of Alfred SoUno 
South Figueroa Street 




Pansies and Fa.n Palms 
Easttake Park 



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Harvard School (Military) 



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Commissioned Officers 
Har'vard School (Military) 




Ocean Boat Racing 
at Ocean Park 




Sunnycrest. Home of 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Burdette, Pasadena 




The Garden 

Residence of Homer Laughlin 




Residence of Homer La.ughUn 
Adams Street 




Scene Near 'Pasadena 




Residence of Judge Charles Silent 
Chester 'Piece 




Elysian Park 

Hillside near Fremont Gate 




Los Angeles County Court House 




cA Drh>em}ay at the 

National Soldiers' Home, Santa Monica 



Residence and Grounds of William Bayly 
Chester Place 




From Oranges to Snotv 
Near RedUnds 




Tropical Scene 

On Santa. Catalina Island 




A Cloud Effect 

From San Fernando Mission 




Residence of E. T. Earl 
Wilshire Bou[e<vard 




Rustic Bridge, WestUke Tark 




Old Garden at liesidence of 

Mrs. A, Loring Bancroft, South Figueroa Street 




Entrance to Patio 
Ca.sa de Rosas 




Ca.sa. de Rosas 

Home of Girls ' Collegiate Schocl 




An Avenue of Pepper Trees 

Residence of Ex-Sen. S. W. Dorsey, Souih Figueroa. Street 




Residence of H. T. Kendall 
Orange Grdbe Avenue, Pasadena. 




Southern California Roses 
in Winter 




cA Vie'm of the Beach 
Ocean Park 



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Silver Ca.nyon 
Santa Catalina. 




Residence of W. H, Hoegee 
HoUy<Toood 




Winter Sunshine 
Pasadena 




Hauling the Seine 
Redondo 




Residence of E. F. C. Klokke 
South Fiaueroa. Street 




Winter Scene 
In the Ojai Valley 




<A Drinking Fountain 
St. James Park 




cA Vie'w in St. James Park 



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Residence of Miss Hershey 
South Grand A<venue 




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Sa.nta. Caialina. 




cA Pastoral Scene 
near Alhambra 




A Rustic Home 
Whitney Avenue 




Residence of J. E. Stearns 
St. James Park 




cA Typical Dri'veiuay 




c4rch Rock 
Santa. Monica. 




'Pa.tio Hotel del Coronado 
San Diego 




'Portion of Ca.ctus Fence 
near San Gabriel Mission 




On Baldiuin' s Ranch 
San Gabriel Valley 




A Small Forest 
in Chester 'Place 




Ladies' Pastime 

Bolsa. Chica. Gun Club, Orange County 




Hedge of La. France Roses 
Santa Monica 




Residence of G. G. Guyer 

AUadena. 




Old Lme Oa.k at Rancho Barona 
San Diego County 




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Residence of J. Ross Clark 
Completed 1904. West Adams Street 




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A Hardest of Oranges 
in a Covina Orchard 




Residence of Ed'ward L. Doheny 
Chester 'Place 




At Demi's Ga.te 
Near 'Pasadena 




The Sta.ge, CatnUna 




Sugar Loaf 
Santa Catalina 




A Viem} Through the Trees 

Residence of A, M. Meriuin, South Pasadena 




Mid'winter in Chester Place 




A Mountain Stream 
In the Sierra Madre 




A Day's Catch 
Cafatina 




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Hollywood 




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Residence of Mrs. Francesca. Jesrurun 
Washington Street 




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Residence of F. W. Braun 
Chester Place 




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'T^sidence of W. J. Da.'vis 
Chester Place 





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The Sia.ble At Singleton Court 
South Floiver Street 




cA Vieiv in Eastlake Park 




A Troop of Ostriches 
at the Caswston Farm 




Residence of Joseph Mesmer 
Manitou Avenue 




St. Vincent's College 
South Grand A'oenae 





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WestUke Tark 




